Report of 2018 #COAR (The Confederation of #OpenAccess Repositories) Membership Survey Results

Posted by: bluesyemre | October 5, 2018

Key Takeaways

The full results are attached to this email and the key takeaways are as follows:

The three biggest challenges related to repositories are (1) user engagement and getting content deposited, (2) awareness and visibility of repository, and (3) research data management.
Members most value COAR for (1) staying up to date with current practices for repositories and (2) strengthening the role of repositories in scholarly communications in the scholarly communication/research landscape.
Top three COAR activities are (1) next generation repositories, (2) research data management, and (3) interoperability and alignment.
66% of respondents are not involved directly in any COAR activities/working groups.
68% of respondents are satisfied with their levels of interaction with COAR, while 27% would like to be more involved.
Members want COAR to continue working at the strategic level, but would also like to have more engagement and pragmatic support for repository operations.
Members appreciate and derive significant value from COAR’s regional outreach efforts.